7 IP, 9 K's, 4 H's, 2 BB's, 1 ER (HR), and a WP. box Score to come, but he went deep into the count with a few more hitters thhan I'm used to, but only a couple guys made anything more than "decent" contact off him. Another strong outing.

Not to nitpick, but his walks seem to be up a bit since getting to AA ball. In High A, he didn't walk anyone, period, but now it seems he's walking guys with a little more regularity. I don't think this is really a concern, but it's something that we need to keep track of. His amazing stat at High A was the 60/3 ratio.

But overall this was just another in the line of excellent performances by Brandon McCarthy. 9 K's in 7 innings with only one earned. I don't have any problems at all with that.

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Post season checklist:
First home playoff win in 46 years Check
First playoff series win in 88 years Check
First Pennant in 46 years CHECK
First World Series in 88 years CHECK